V8 Fiero with Digital Gauges

This video shows a V8 Fiero before and after the stock gauge cluster was replaced with a set of digital gauges.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• fiero
• V8
• digital
• gauges
• dash
• dashboard
• speedometer

[carguy2992]

Where did you get that gauge cluster from?

[GoGetter1856]

Google “Tom’s Digital Electronics” for into on these gauges.

[comgeek24]

Is it just me or do all those after-market digital dashes look the same (ex. most have a numeric readout like yours does). It'd be nice if they made one in the style of some of the original factory dashes, like with the stationary numbers and a digital needle that moved. I've seen some cool looking factory digital dashes. And how the hell did you squeeze that V8 in there? What, did you have to drop the car down around the engine or something?

[GoGetter1856]

Yes. A digital display using analog needles would be cool.

Yes. You have to drop the engine out the bottom for the swap. The engine bay in these cars are a lot bigger than they look.

[pontiac360]

Very Nice Conversion...Does the car normally run that warm?

[GoGetter1856]

Thanks... The temp was reading high due to a bad ground. Once I fixed the ground, the temp indication dropped to normal.

[nazcaplain]

I really like red LED anything - a fascination that goes back to my youth. The gauges are appropriate to your car but the reflective glare isn't. You might consider a light soda blasting to give the surface a matte finish.

[V8Fiero2M8]

One more thing. I am bringing my car to Europe, and will drive it much faster. Fiero has thin coolant pipes conneting the engine block and radiator. Look under your car. I am exchanging this to either do double pipes or one that has larger diameter (same as going out of water pump and radiator) to make more coolant flow. If you go at high seed only in cool weather car runs cool. Hotter weather may be too hot at high speed. This should be also done for high speed applications. And more.

[V8Fiero2M8]

And I even had to modify the slave cylinder and build a custom double disc for the heavy duty ram clutch out of two clutch discs. Either you could shift and clutch would slip, or clutch would grip and you couldn't shift. That's now modified so you can shift and clutch grips. If you do Fiero V8 make sure to get new clutch pedal. After 20 years all of them are bent. It will be hard to shift to reverse, and later also to first, especially with the V8. No problem with new clutch pedal though.

[V8Fiero2M8]

And I have an analogue temp guage mounted to the dashboard (Advance Autoparts) so I can see true engine temp even with the engine off. I needed it while modifying the car to make it run with practical temp. And I got it right. Overheating is because Fiero was not made to accomodate such engine, but I forced it to truly accomodate it. Had to also make electric mods too as car had charging problems. And more. Now car is practical for long interstate drives. Doesn't just idle in driveway.

[V8Fiero2M8]

It depends. For some people it may for some it may not. For me, I have a 350ci 5.7l. Originally lots of overheating. Couldn't drive longer than 15 minutes before overheating. But, I made modifications, side air scoops, Archie 4 core radiator with hood scoop and 2 speed electric fan from Mustang (fits), deck scoop with custom electric fan, larger diameter wheels 17" which turn the water pump pulley at a different rate all helped and car can go interstate with AC.

[V8Ferrari]

I had the exact same guage problem with my Pisa digital guages and I was running a Caddy 4.9.. It would scare me even though I knew the temp was not that hot.. It would read hot randomly here and there till I grounded it better..